jonathan kawchuk
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(link to full cv)
Film/Media
Scored feature film "Clara" starring Patrick J. Adams (Suits) & Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars), Serendipity Point
Scored feature documentary film "Memento Mori", National Film Board of Canada
Provided music for Vogue Italia and Dior
Scored the film “XY”, screened at TCL Chinese Theatre Hollywood
Alumni of the Canadian Film Centre Slaight Music Residency
Composition
Released debut album "North" worldwide on Paper Bag Records
Over 1 million streams on Spotify
#1 Electronic record across Canada on campus radio charts
Featured on Apple Music, CBC, The Dowsers, and a Roel Funcken mix
Performed at MUTEK 2017
Recorded piece “Lake Water” with full orchestra - in production
Received the 2014 Sterling Award for "Outstanding Score of a Play or Musical" for work on "The Genius Code"
Sound
Assistant sound technician for the Philip Glass Ensemble (for the performance of Music in 12 Parts, London)
Co-Founder of audio branding company Angelfish Sound
Credited studio assistant on Nico Muhly’s album “Drones”
Credited studio assistant on Ben Frost’s album “A U R O R A”
Temporary placement at Greenhouse Studios (Reykjavik) under the supervision of Valgeir Sigurðsson
Studied wildlife recording under Chris Watson (Frozen Planet, Nova)
Education
Lectured on music and the natural world at Paul McCartney’s university: the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
University education in music composition (BA Honours, UK), technology, and production
Film/Media
Audio Reel (download here)